Broncos’ Peyton Manning Has Milestone-Filled Day Against Cardinals

October 8, 2014   ·   Bleacher Report Milestones   ·   Jump to comments

Needing just one touchdown pass to reach 500 for his career, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning reached that milestone and more in Sunday's 41-20 drubbing of the Arizona Cardinals.
The 38-year-old future Hall of Famer completed 31 of his 47 pass attempts for a career-high 479 yards in the victory, tossing four touchdowns and two interceptions.
Manning's 500th scoring pass came in the first quarter on a seven-yard strike to tight end Julius Thomas, who would later catch his NFL-leading seventh touchdown of the season. Manning's other two touchdowns went to wideout Demaryius Thomas, who broke out of his early-season slump with an eight-catch, 226-yard performance.
In addition to surpassing 500 touchdowns and setting a personal single-game best for yardage, Manning also tied Dan Marino's all-time record of 13 career 400-yard passing games, per ESPN Stats & Info.
Though he spent the vast majority of his career in Indianapolis, Manning has recorded five of his...

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